$80k Battle! 2024 Mercedes CLE53 Coupe AMG vs Corvette C8 vs BMW M440i Coupe .Drag and Roll Race.
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- 80k Battle! 2024 Mercedes CLE53 Coupe AMG vs Corvette C8 vs BMW M440i Coupe .Drag and Roll Race.
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Despite all prices being stupid, C8 is a real bargain.
They’re in the low 60s now used. Hitting 50s soon. Yeah a bargain for sure.
The Vette is a great deal but its a "second car". The other cars can fit 4 adults, be a great family car, winter car, track day car and the only car you need. I drive a tuned BMW X-Drive 535-M Sport year round in Edmonton and commute long distances to work. If you cant afford a second vehicle, live in a big city where you don't have the parking extra space for a second vehicle the BMW M3, M340i or M440I is perfect for the enthusiast that lives in the north and can only have one car for whatever reason.
@@jeffa.8976 if you can afford that new bmw depreciation, having a cheap second family car sounds reasonable. The parking issue I get…
C8 is also a bargain when you compare the maintenance costs. But it loses in trunk space.
Which is sad since the earlier models have a huge hatch trunk.
@@DrJuan-ev8luI’d strongly but respectfully disagree.. Chevrolet maintenance costs are notoriously high for even the smallest services and repairs. Corvette is even worse.
That cle53 impressed me 🔥
Nice review. New AMG CLE53 is the comeback kid for AMG.
80k for an m440i is disgusting lmaooo
66k base .. this one was fully loaded. It's cheaper then every car here. But yea for 80k u can get a used m3 or m4 comp xdrive or a brand new bmw m2. Idk who is buying that unless u just don't care about performance like that.
@@G82Watts Still not worth 80k lol,overpriced as fuck.Great car tho.
@@G82Wattsthey should of used the m2
Agreed to closely priced to its bigger brother
@@G82Watts WHO gives a fk if its the cheapest there that car shouldn't go above 70k FULLYYY loaded.
CLE53 looks out of this world from behind
Fr
Nope, went to go see one in person today and it looks weird. The rear looks too small for the front.
looks nice af
Like ur mum
Looks like a Infiniti
A "380hp" car keeping up with a 450hp car. The B58 is so severely underrated in terms of power.
It was quite a bit lighter too so maybe not severely underrated
Agreed
Man it weighs 200KG less.
The M256 is just as much a master piece of an engine
@@c190gtcbut they’ll never admit that, they just continue glazing the B58
So we’re passing out participation trophies now? The b58 lost every race and everyone knows that BMW underrate their advertised crank horse power numbers. Stock m340 are closer to 420 hp to the crank and lighter.
Race start in the CLE53 AMG is pretty good.
That Mercedes is very impressive
Goddamn that Corvette looks good in the spec shown here
It definitely looks lowered which helps its appearance.
It's got mods for sure, not stock
@@Sickwitit18nah 😂 just visual mods only and round exhaust
@@gracestingray exactly lmao we're talking about looks. It's got visual mods. They wouldn't race it as a regular C8 if it had hella performance mods
Stock C8 out performs both those cars, all the mods did was make the car louder.
Corvette is impressive at launching for being rear wheel drive
rear engine car, all the weight is over the tires. I think the a 60/40 weight ratio.
@bigzkiller123 It's supposed to be a 2.9 car 0 to 60, so this wasn't impressive at all imo!!
Like to see a 911 base or s vs c8
@@speeddemonRS3 American companies always lie while the Germans are super conservative
@@speeddemonRS3he has the wrong tires on it. Skinny sidewalls aren't ideal for launching. Still low 3's
The CLE 53 AMG Looks so Goooood 😎
I have a c8 z51 with headers, high flow cats and a Corsa exhaust. Saying those mods make it slower is wild.
They don’t know shit about shit lol. Didn’t even launch the cars properly
@@jrhockey20, man I do t know WHAT that guy was talking about
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I know right idk how headers would make it slower that’s like a 25 hp gain right there
The Corvette sounds amazing, the BMW sounds like a BMW, and the Mercedes sounds like a vacuum cleaner.
😭😭 it breaks my heart what EU regulations did to the once glorious AMG sound.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@questionyourself718 yep the AMG badge means literally nothing with the weak vacuum sounding engines they are putting out
Accurate lolol
LOL!!
Appreciate the love and hate! 💪🙏🏻 😬definitely had a blast!! fyi I was in auto mode and race mode for launch control. So no traction on. Makes it fun! I lost a bit of time because of that. It was a cool day as well not much traction. Some of my excuses 😎enjoy the video! Thanks again sam!! 🙏🏻
ok. now that makes sense... i was wondering why you wasn't beating them off the line.🤔 beautiful car!
Still quick cars off the line. Thanks appreciate it!
Looked like in the first drag race 7:38 the nose was dipping between shifts like a stick car. Having never driven the c8 is that normal? DCT should prevent that much upset in theory.
@@stevewhitaker44I think he lifted.
Definitely I didn’t have enough heat in the tires. Being cool outside as well my rear wheels just spun. Doesn’t help that I had traction control off. the up and down of the front end was me trying to gain traction and dct trying to engage into gear. Road conditions weren’t the greatest that’s why I was in the middle. I felt the back end a few times down the straight loosen up a bit
That C8 looks so good
No lol
Tbh I thought the Merc was gonna lose because of its weight.. they really improved the performance somehow
The Benz is expensive but finally able to compete and beat the m440i until the next one comes out lol
The only good thing about the new E class coupe 53amg is that it gets the wide body of the 63,last one didn’t.
“Until the next one comes out” is a ridiculous comment😂 they’ll come out with an updated B58 and then Mercedes will release a new M256…. Mercedes started this 20 years ago and bmw is always catching up😂
@@marlonallen-v5yexactly
00:52 the BMW coming in hot 😂
Made me think of the first Fast and Furious lol.
ABS much lol😂
I thought it was a HAGART or CARWOW video in the thumbnail of my subscriptions, shows how top quality you make
corvette exhaust sound, very crazy ❤
I love BMW , had an M2 , Supra( B58 lol) and I now have a G82 M4 .. but I will say it’s nice to see there’s an actual competitor now. Great job Mercedes!
Another excellent video Sam. Such great content. I think those mods actually do help the Corvette some. It seemed to pull really hard up top which the base Stingrays are not known for when they are stock. Great video though. Can’t wait to see what is next on your channel.
Thank you
Many people just love to see BMW loose races.
Not really, they just want to beat a benchmark car that constantly underrates their specs
Searched for a race after ordering AMG CLE53 from my Stinger 2022 and of course Sam makes It!
C8 sounds the best by far!
I have a 2022 m440i that I put a JB4, downpipe, awe exhaust and changed the sparkplugs and ignition coils and it is a beast in sport+ mode. I have destroyed multiple “sports” cars and 800+ hp trucks. Couldn’t hang with the vette but that is understandable, it’s a very fun car
@@lmurd1321 those are a lot of words to say I voided my warranty because i bought the wrong car
@@semicolon101 carbahn and the car still has the warranty.
@@semicolon101 Or I should have just bought an M4 Comp LOL!
@@semicolon101 I don’t care about the warranty and if I had bought the M4 competition I would have done the same to it, I mod all my cars. So I bought a less expensive car and increased its ability for small amount of money. So as far as I am concerned it’s a win for me and I am happy with it.
trucks are slow man
Stupid comparison
4 seater cars vs dedicated sports car
The crazy thing is that those sedans were able to keep up with a purpose built corvette is NUTS.
I missed the part where they kept up? Other than traction issues the corvette walked it pretty easily which is to be expected. The sad part is the weight of all 3 cars!
@@WeirdBrick sure, Corvette was quicker, but 0-60 was under 4 seconds for all cars. A sedan that you’ll be able to purchase for $30k off lease in 3 yrs that’s several tenths of a second off from a Corvette in 0-60 is pretty amazing IMO.
Those aren't sedans lol
@@Dmeech100 I'd go with the CT-5 V-Blackwing supercharger instead. I think it could hold its own against the Mercedes.
Especially considering they were down on power and considerably heavier.
I like the 'Vette but thought it looked cheap with the boy-racer suspension drop.
0:45 weapon
Interesting race, i was shopping for either a cle 53 or an m440i, both were similar price but for the lease rates there was a huge different. I decided to go with the m440i, both are great cars can't go wrong with either of them in my opinion. Great video Sam 👏
Congrats on your m440i
80k really?
I’d much rather the M4 or 440i.. BMW engineering is superior imo right on par and many times succeeding Audi. Audi and BMW is where it’s at out of the 3 Big Germans
For me the 440i is the better option if you gonna tune it and the CLE53 if you going to leave it stock. Just personal preference says that the CLE53 is very quick stock but also has a bit of a whofty luxurious feel to it in comfort setting. Just love it!
@@christianbryant5617They both have great engineers working for them, not necessarily better or worse for either.
You’re more than likely biased or heard it from someone else.
If not, explain why you think that. I can explain why not
Including the C8 was not a great idea. It just overwhelmed, and you couldn’t hear anything but the V8. Glad you had fun, but it made it less interesting.
These European channels suck at launching American Muscle and supercars/sports cars, so this is absolutely fair. Not to mention they regularly neglected and don't bother trying hard enough with American Sports cars. Totally fair.
With an M3 the story it's gonna be different!!faster than the Corvette!!
What’s funny is that you have to compare the high performance version of a 3 series against the slowest version of a corvette. Put that m3 against a Z06 and watch it blow the doors off just like it did to the m5 cs. C8 Z06 current quarter mile record is 10.2 100% stock. While a m5 CS did 10.6 in best conditions.
@@N0neofyourbusiness. Comparing a sportscar to a very sporty sedan, wow
@@tobimax4636 compare ANY bmw. Bmw has always been slow.
Compare apples with apples!!440 more weight and more than 100 hp less than the corvette
@@N0neofyourbusiness. Thats just not true, compare f90 m5 to any american 4 door sedan
Ahhhh that vette with headers and exhaust is definitely up about 50hp from stock. That’s being conservative
Correct!
C8 is a beast.
I won’t disagree
@OrjonZ Slower than expected in the dig race tho!!
*M4 comp xdrive enters the chat*
@@G82WattsC8 Z06 enters the chat
@@rich531 *m4 cs with rear seat delete enters chat* lol but real talk the z06 is in another price bracket.. its a 2 seater aswell where the m3 cs,m4cs, and m5cs all have back seats.. it would really be a good race though if they removed the back seats to make it fair between the new m4cs and zo6.. what is the zo6 60-130 and QM time? QM is like 10.5 right?
Why Corvette and not an Audi ? 2 Coupe cars and one sport car it's not an race !
We couldn’t find an audi plus the new one is out and we don’t have access to
Audi would’ve been better, yes. But Audi can’t give out many cars rn apparently because of the new generation A5 line
@@christianbryant5617BOYYYYY THEY TRIPPIN
@@lilgunna4417 yea they’ve just redesigned so my guess is that’s it’ll take a bit
Plus an Audi would've made it an exclusive all German race 🏎️🇩🇪💨
It looks like Mercedes has done the launch control homework for 2025,thank you 🤗
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CLE got a 3.4 second! WOW I am AMAZED it's claimed 0-60 is 4.2 sec I'm shocked
It was 3.8 not 3.4.
The BMW pulled up to the line like it wanted all the smoke. And it definitely got smoked.
Why do so many people call it a "Corvette C8" ? It's a C8 Corvette, as in 8th Generation. Also a lot of people say it's a "Z51" when that's just a package, not a model. LOL.
1. In Foreign Countries you always start with Model/ Trim then the car name. Figure most people know the car is a corvette but not the trim. So, like Zed06 (Z06) Corvette
2. because it's the upgraded version (Performance Package) of the base corvette and holds more weight just like the Z06 with the Z07 package. I'd consider the Z51 vs Base basically a different car with the dry sump, bigger wheels, different suspension (magnetic ride control), Upgraded Rotors and braking system and electronic valved exhaust as well different modes like Race 1 and Race 2.
@MasonDeBelak C8 is a generation of Corvette. It's not a model. All Corvettes since 2020 are C8's.
@@R6Dave11 Model and Gen are the same thing. Thats why the ask for make and model. the C8 Model year or Gen either or could be correct. then trim would be base, Z06, Zr1 then its broken down into packages. For example the model would be a c8 corvette the trim would be a z06 with a z07 package.
@MasonDeBelak C8 is the 8th generation. C8 is not a model. Stingray. Eray. ZO6. ZR1. All C8 Corvettes.
@MasonDeBelak I own a 2024 by the way. I'm not just some guy arguing semantics. 🤣
do you hear that corvette germany? that is what a car should sound like!
BMW 💪💪 with the least power but still compatible.
Lighter by quite a bit compared to CLE53
@@Foregrlzand that's why outside of a dig race on the roll it stayed with it.
It lost.
"The Good old days when you just put it in Sport Plus"
Yeah my car from 2007 doesn't even have any modes whatsoever lol
Absolutely happy to see some times. Keep up the good work. 😁
I'm subbed.
Sam, you know the channel is gaining momentum and going places when the model bots start showing up. Congrats and good video. Go GM🔥
Hope so!
Smh dude always has modded cars making the comparison useless…
Corvette is lowered with possible aftermarket exhaust
Literally
Suspension and exhaust dont make a difference in a drag race
@@heinman6250 I think most people would disagree with you
Can't wait for the CLE63 to drop! M4 will be in trouble 😈
😂😂sure buddy lmk when it can beat the M4cls
@@fel1xxpubg972 M4 csl is a one off buddy. If AMG decide to make a black series that would be a more accurate comparison to the csl. M4 comp doesn’t stand a chance.
@@LavshBeatsTMlavishbeatsFr
Lmfaooo yea right. The gt63 can't even run a 11.0 quarter mile. How tf is the cle 63 going to? Keep dreaming. And that's not even talking about the new lci m4 with even more HP that dips into the 10s
@@G82Watts Yea you’re right I guess. Will never sound like a V8 does though 😎 👌
Are they not using launch control? The 0-60 times are significantly slower than expected.
They are just right?
Great, you've established that the most powerful and lightest car is the fastest
Nice job Sam, keep them coming, they are quite entertaining
Thanks, will do!
You just got a new subscriber!
I think this is the first drag race video of the CLE 53.
When you was doing races was you in Sport+ or Race mode on the CLE 53?
I am buying one in April but debating whether to get the AMG Pro Performance option which includes Race mode.
Great race and video by the way.
Get the pro performance option. Race start is crazy. We have one.
1st Time GM Has ever done a V8 Right With a Responsive Transmission To Go Along with It. If Only There Was an AWD C8 Option...
Also 1st Time I See A Mercedes Beat BMW and At Did It Being Overweight, I'm Impressed.
Hang tight. The ZORA C8 1400 hp AWD is coming soon.
I see that here are only AMG inline six haters. Change my mind.
If you don’t need 4 seats then for the price, the vette is the best drivers car here by far.
That BMW Exhaust sounds (I6) . 😮Always does it for me. ❤Always. 🔥
$80K? Unless we are talking Canadian dollars, an M440I is $65K-ish. Were y’all scared the M4 would wipe the floor with a C8, or……?
Was going to say. Isn't the c43 more inline with the b58s?
M4 competes with the CLE63 (comes out next year) M440i competes with the CLE53 as shown above. & It says 65k USD & 78k Canadian. Hope this clears things up.
even if u get it fully loaded with the adaptive suspension and everything its just above 70k
70 year old pushrod v8 beating the shit out of euro high tech
I love to see it
Put a real sportcar like the porsche against the c8 and you will see european power
Corvette didn’t beat the Mercedes by much. Shocking.
This guy can’t drive a shopping cart
bmw never stood a chance! and it has the most ugliest grill too!
Used Market in germany:
Corvette: 90k€
BMW: 60k€
Mercedes: 100k€
👍
C8 looks badass. I always thought the stock wheels were horrible. He chose nice wheels✅
Dude in the Bimmer just Fast and Furious that line up lol!!!
God that AMG sounds terrible. Oh how the mighty have fallen :(
It’s a mid tier AMG, not a full on 63. And it sounds like a typical six cylinder
@@drivescene6747 Give us back that iconic 6.3L V8 ! Hahaha
@@ryanjones7202 not in this current environment unfortunately. Thankfully, at least the CLE63 will have a twin turbo V8.
@ryanjones7202. 6.2*
Blame EU regulations
The Vette is the car to pick for speed and looks by far, even though that vette should be pumping out more HP than it is, another great video Sam keep them coming!!
hell yeahh corvette🦅🇺🇸. vette is the best performance bargains
A Corvette getting handed its ass by a 53 "pseudo" AMG? WTF! GM sucks!
Corvette was the fastest and is the best in terms of pricing but it’s not a great daily with the limited trunk and only 2 seats
Surprised the CLE53 cannot really pull away from the 440i despite the power difference. Well, the Mercedes has to pay tribute to its much higher weight. The C8 is another league
Corvette eat them for breakfast
So it takes a Merc with more power to beat a BMW M440i... 😂 Brilliant.... Corvette anyday 🎉
The M440 beat the CLE off a roll, and I'm sure it could run even at least, if the launch was used correctly.
Even with the Corvette driver sleeping he still wins. Amazing how many roll races they ran trying to beat the Vette. When the Corvette had a front engine there were no roll races.WTF!
Really depends on your idea of Bargain. I love the C8 corvette and was thinking of purchasing one. Previously owned a c7 corvette and Maintenance wasn't bad at all. My fun cars are always a 2nd car/ weekend fun car, so I don't put a lot of miles on them. Your typical oil change with mobile one was around 100 dollars doing it yourself. Other than that, there wasn't a whole lot you had to do up until 40k miles. I got the car up at 6k and sold it at 34k and that was around 6-7 years of ownership. So, maintenance wasn't really an issue which I'm assuming it would be like that for most people besides basic stuff.
I ended up getting an R35 (CBA) after that corvette and really end up hating the platform due to maintenance and GT-R tax. the R35 honestly feels cheap-ish and rides not so great. But let me tell you it was fast. So, after getting rid of the R35 I was looking at getting back into a Corvette (C8) but when it was all said and done and driving one, it was quite boring. It felt great for cruising was probably quick enough for most people but for me seemed really tame, so I'd want to mod it. That's where the problem came in.... These things are slow-slow on the roll! like incredibly slow! long story short if you do a TT setup with a tune the car will run low 8 seconds 60-130 high 7's. it would of roughly costed me around 20k for that setup. Which really made me just say hey...if I do that why not just get a z06 (base) for $116k(USD) due to getting the Stingray new (2lt) and that would have costed me around $78k USD. The Z06 once again quick in stock form but not much you can do to really get pass that stock power without spending big money. So, I ended up going with an BMW M4 (Wish I would have gotten a M3, Same car just one is two doors vs four doors). M4 F80 with downpipe $500(usd), Mid-pipe $500(Usd), MHD Stage 2 tune (e30) 500 USD and I'm making 570ish hp which is about as fast as a stock c7 Z06 and the G80 will make closer to 700+ with the same set up. So really depends on your end goal.
Based on the power to weight, I’d say that went exactly as expected.
C8 is music to my ears 👌
The CLE actually lost to the M440i on the roll, despite the drivers slower reaction times. The M440i can do better than a 12.4 on the quarter mile for sure. A 12-12.1 should be absolutely doable if launch control is used correctly. The 2025 M440i comes with 386hp/428tq with overboost, so it will be even faster.
12.3-12.4 is the accurate time. Look at any magazine testing for the M440i or M340i, it’s never gonna do a 12 flat stock
@ M340i/M440i do 12-12.1 without an issue. There are even sub 12s runs.
That C8 looks amazing and sounds even better!
Good races! Awesome video as usual from Sam
I see these CLE53's and M4's a lot in my city, they try to pick on my 2016 Ford Focus because I have numbers on the side (RaceRed and black theme like this vette). They're quick cars, but their drivers are not typically 'enthusiasts', so they're extremely surprised when my ST simply blows them away. After the second or third try, they just stay back. Even a few C8's have learned that with a built engine and big turbo, a 500whp Focus is no joke despite looking nearly stock. All in I have probably just over $30k in my Focus (bought new in 2016). I'd say its a bargain compared to any 1 of these..granted the type of person who buys any AMG, M series BMW, or C8 wouldnt probably even consider being seen in a 4 door hatchback Focus 😅
With the lightweight and high hp and torqs..
Of course Coviettt
Should be an m4 competition it would smoke both cars 503 hp
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Beautiful cars
Beautiful Race
Beautiful Channel
Finally my choice is CORVETTE ❤
That was inevitable. America muscle🇺🇸👍
The Corsa exhaust on the C8 is NASTY sounding.
A baby M car vs these others are a unfair match but it still kept up. Put an M4 up with the matching HP and it’s a different story
It’s literally weighing much less than the cle53 lmao… and still loss. Cle is a boat. M4 would probably win but that’s why amg is making a 63 for the m4.
M440 owner here about what I expected. The bmw is way down on power and stays with the merc from a roll, the extra power in the merc comes in handy in the dig races. Carbahn stage 1 tune, keep your warranty and about 2 thousand dollars later, you have a cle53 beater.
Im just not sure of the value proposition Mercedes is going for, the interior build quality still sucks and the price is too expensive. I can buy a m4 for a similar price, BUT it looks great especially with the rear arches.
Whoever is driving the Vette doesn't know how to launch!🤷🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
Corvette is beast 💪🚀👿
Where they get these prices haven't seen a c8 for 80k yet or that 440😊
I love as the corvette come walk passed tbh❤
It’s crazy that these 2 are competing with the Corvette in today’s time, practically right there with it to 60.. it’s the power. But the fact that the CLE53 is more expensive, in this context anyways, even though the Vette is the base version is just very odd.
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Stock vs stock (corvette) would of been more interesting
Ok look at Mercedes stepping their game up 👀👀 bmw usually always wins these
BMW only started winning drag races since they incorporated Xdrive into their performance models, which was only a few years ago. Before that, they were getting hammered from a dig by Audi and destroyed from a roll by Mercedes. BMW was always king of the twisties.
@@drivescene6747 true true but all the videos I’ve been watching lately the m lights be tearing Mercedes amg lights etc and up
@@GLA45Amg716 keyword being “lately.”
Nice video keep up the great work Sam
Thanks, will do!
An m4 comp x drive should’ve been in this race
You don't want to loose poor BMW fans
@@mdokoesphumlan7685 poor bmw fans because we lost a drag race to cars with at least more than 70hp lol. Something tells me you can't afford any of the cars.
@@drepark2294 we all know bmw lies about their horsepower
The base m4 would have been a better comparison and closer to the 80k price point
No. Thats a full M car vs a mid trim AMG. Put M4 against C63se or CLE63. C63se already beat m3 comp
@@MarlonAllen-pg9dl and the m3cs best the c63se what's your point lol
@@MarlonAllen-pg9dl what are you smoking
Imagine corvette with turbo charger😂👻
The good old days was push the clutch in and put it in 1st lol, great vid Sam, obviously people say it should've been this or that car but you get what you can get & turns out a good vid, I didn't like they made the c8 mid mount but can't deny it's tuned out to be a winner
Sam, you loved prior E53 AMG COUPE..... how does CLE 53 AMG COUPE feel in comparison? I love the widebody effect added but overall , what are your thoughts?
Your channel is getting ready to explore my friend 🧡
Totally different. Not as loud but certainly a much faster car. I love how this looks, absolutely love it
@SamCarLegion there you go!! Never needed LOUD just well rounded and this looks like it will offer it.....bring more content please 🙏
A very wise man once said, "the Vette gets em wet".